NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 10, 2020
Longest word
affinity
8 letters
Top scorer
infantry
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
3
1
2
2
1
9
F
2
4
2
–
1
9
I
2
–
1
1
3
7
N
1
2
–
–
–
3
R
4
2
3
–
1
10
T
3
6
2
2
–
13
Σ
15
15
10
5
6
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3ai 1an 1ar 1at 3
F
fa 4fi 2fr 3
I
if 1in 4ir 1it 1
N
na 1ni 2
R
ra 7ri 3
T
ta 3ti 7tr 3
All 51 answers
240 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affair6
affiant7
affinity8
airy1
anti1
aria1
atria5
attain6
attaint7
faint5
fair1
fairy5
farina6
fiat1
fifty5
friar5
friary6
frittata8
iffy1
inanity7
infant6
★infantrypangram15
infinity8
irritant8
itty1
naif1
nifty5
ninny5
raffia6
rain1
rainy5
raita5
rani1
rarity6
ratify6
riff1
riffraff8
rift1
taint5
tannin6
tariff6
tiara5
tiff1
tiffany7
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
titan5
train5
trait5
trinity7